3. In some cases, sorcerers receive information from the demons cooperating with them in the form of visual images (symbols), which appear before their inner eyes as if on a kind of screen (visual pseudo-hallucinations in intraprojection – psychiatrist).

4. Another type of contact is characteristic of professional priests of all times and peoples. It was known to the ancient Chaldeans, Egyptians, Incas and Aztecs, European skalds and Celtic druids, Hindu bodhisattvas and fakirs, African priests of the voodoo cult and Siberian shamans, that is, all those who were initiated to serve the spirits in any pagan religion. Contact with demons in these cases takes place in a special altered state of consciousness, which is usually called trance. Priests enter this state with the help of narcotic substances, in other cases through meditation or the so-called mantra yoga, as well as with the help of ritual dances and music, in which percussion instruments play the main role, since it is the rhythm of the beats, and not the melody, that has the greatest impact on the human psyche. In a state of trance, the priest (shaman) becomes a connecting element between his fellow tribesmen and the world of fallen spirits, whom pagans revere as "gods". Despite the fact that the shaman in this state does not react to many external stimuli and his consciousness is practically "turned off", the shaman's mouth involuntarily opens and pronounces various predictions or answers questions from fellow tribesmen asked of him before entering a trance. His body and tongue at this moment are possessed by the spirits to whom he turned in the process of ritual. Similar phenomena in psychopathology are called verbal and motor automatisms, which are part of the Kandinsky-Clérambault syndrome. Demons, as if through a loudspeaker, reveal through a shaman the location of lost things, people and animals, predict future events, reveal the secrets of the universe (always false), create mythological and epic tales.

But in order to become a mediator, that is, an intermediary between people and spirits, the priests of all cults undergo a special initiation (through the mysteries) to serve the "gods"-demons. The initiation ritual includes the symbolic death of the initiate, who is put into a special state by the priests, similar to suspended animation or lethargic sleep with the help of special magic spells, ritual music and psychoactive substances. The symbolic death of the initiate means his break with the world of people, for whom he seems to die, which means that he ceases to be a man. In this state, according to the priests, the soul leaves the body and travels in the "astral" world, meets the "gods", receives secret knowledge and powers from them, and also enlists the support of some specific spirits.

As a result of the mystical union with demons concluded in this way, a person becomes as if one of them, and therefore receives a new name. "Returning" to his body, the newly-made priest (shaman, pharaoh or pagan emperor) feels himself to be a different person, more precisely, a superman, or even a "god". The most ancient of the known mysteries are considered to be the Egyptian mysteries, which were performed in the pyramids. Inside the pyramids there were special chambers with a ritual sarcophagus.13 Mysteries initiating communication with spirits were also used in Ancient Rome to strengthen the power of emperors. It is now established that the pyramids were never the burial place of the pharaohs, as it was previously thought. They served as a tool to facilitate communication with the world of fallen spirits. In them, rituals of initiation of future priests and pharaohs were carried out in order for them to obtain paranormal abilities by entering into constant contact with the demons of the higher hierarchy.

Interestingly, such a connection, if desired, can be provided even with the help of a greatly reduced copy of the pyramid. It was in order to attract demonic forces to the Russian land that a Moscow occultist named Golod installed several such pyramids in the Moscow region. For the same purpose, when he was President of France, François Mitterrand disfigured the famous Louvre Palace by installing a glass copy of the Egyptian pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre, which consists (no more, no less) of 666 glass plates. It is quite understandable to whom he dedicated this ridiculous building, which distorted the historical appearance of the ancient royal palace. But this pyramid has another secret function: to influence demonic energies on people who visit the Louvre, one of the largest museums in the world, by the hundreds of thousands every year. Such an impact (and in some cases even initiation) occurs when a person descends on an escalator under the pyramid along an inclined tunnel, which, having reached the central axis of the pyramid underground, begins to rise up. The second escalator operating in it takes visitors upstairs, right into the foyer of the main entrance, where previously it was easy and simple to enter through the doors, now tightly locked. For the same reason, buildings or rooms where members of Masonic lodges gather are often topped with glass pyramids. By the way, Masonic rituals, like the ancient Egyptian mysteries, use for initiation the symbolic death of an adept for his transition to a new quality. This new quality is modestly referred to as the "elite," but in fact, through such initiation, he enters the circle of Satan's servants.

THE GOALS OF WITCHCRAFT

With the help of witchcraft, a person who has given himself over to the service of Satan is able to solve a variety of problems, one of which is very often spoilage. But, of course, the main task of witchcraft is to satisfy a person's passionate desire to feel his power over other people. With the help of demons, a sorcerer can force a person who is not protected by the grace of the Holy Spirit to do what the latter would never have thought of, and by influencing his emotional sphere, he can lead a person into a state of despondency, despair or instill inexplicable fear.

A lot of people study magical rituals and spells in order to take revenge on their offender. His illness, or even death, brings sweet satisfaction to the pride of the sorcerer, who feels himself to be a superman and almost a "god", in whose power is the life and death of the contemptible "profane". Possessed by fornication, sorcerers in this area as well

they do not deny themselves pleasure, causing with the help of evil spirits an incomprehensible sexual attachment to themselves in those to whom their lust is attracted. They do the same for money and for their clients, bewitching, that is, causing fornication in a person whom the client points to. No wonder the people say: "Love is evil, you will love a goat." Of course, from the Christian point of view, there is no trace of love in such cases. Such "evil love" should be understood as a fornication artificially induced by a sorcerer, but inexplicable to others. It is aroused in a person by the prodigal demons sent by the sorcerer, who, in the absence of grace-filled protection from the object of influence, enter into this person and extremely exaggerate his sexual instinct, inflaming passion towards the person indicated by the sorcerer. In common parlance, such a sorcerer's service is called a "love spell".

At the same time, sorcerers can do the opposite: give the task to the demon to instill an unjustified and inexplicable disgust for a once loved one (in common parlance - "lapel"). Here I would like to remind the readers once again that the witchcraft action is valid in those cases when the person who has become the object of such influence is deprived of God's protection, that is, the protection that can be provided to a person only by the uncreated Divine energy, called the grace of the Holy Spirit.

Considerable satisfaction to the sorcerer's vanity is also given by "his" ability to predict certain events, and always of a negative nature, such as, for example, illness, death, fire, imprisonment, car accident, etc. And, of course, the feeling of his exclusivity brings the sorcerer the opportunity to influence the fate of people who turn to him for help, which satisfies his thirst for power. But what is the essence of this influence? Coding for good luck, for money, for example, is still as old as the world, an offer to worship Satan instead of your Creator-God. An offer with which not only ordinary people, but also Christ Himself, was tempted by Satan, showing Him in the twinkling of an eye all the riches of the world. Here is how the Gospel says about it: "... And the devil said unto him, Unto thee will I give power over all these kingdoms, and their glory, for it is delivered unto me, and I give it to whomsoever I will. therefore if Thou wilt worship me, all things shall be Thine" (Luke 4:6-7).

It is safe to say that at all times and throughout the world, great power and great money were given most often to those people who consciously submitted themselves to the power of Satan-Lucifer, that is, to those who worshipped him. However, there were, of course, exceptions. In Old Testament times, such exceptions were those of the people to whom power was given directly from God (as a rule, through the prophets of God), and in the Christian era, Orthodox rulers (emperors and tsars) received power through anointing to the throne from the hierarchs of the Church of Christ.